Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Silver Strap Ends
- Rowntree Park
- Victoria Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The New Theatre
- Roman Head Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Cawood Sword
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Prisons